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Filling a tight vacancy 5 Dallas Clark and Erik Jensen are fighting for playing time By Jesse Steinfeldt The Daily Iowan Solid blocking, stretching the defense, and making possession receptions are all duties that Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz hopes his tight ends will accomplish this coming season. However, he enters the 2001 campaign without a proven commodity at this integral offensive position, a void that can potentially hinder the promising Hawkeye offense. Last year's tight-end minutes were dominated by the graduated Kyle Trippeer and converted tackle Robert Gallery. The candidates to fill this void are sophomore Erik Jensen and junior Dallas Clark. Neither is a necessarily prototypical tight end, but both have the opportunity to develop into solid performers by benefiting from the wide-open status of the position. "The coaching staff loves competition and heated battles," said Clark at Iowa's media day on Aug. 10. "The next two weeks of two-a-days will be the deciding factor [on who starts]." Jensen is the only returning tight end with experience, lettering last season and hauling in two passes for 37 yards and a touchdown against Ohio State. A 6-3, 259-pound former fullback from Wisconsin, he describes himself as a strong blocker who needs work on running routes and getting open downfield. "I hope to get a couple of catches here and there, but I don't pay attention to stats. I want to do my best, play hard, and contribute to the team," Jensen said. Clark is the more enigmatic candidate, having converted from linebacker this spring. With the Jensen Harmony Hauser/The Daily Iowan Iowa tight ends Erik Jensen, left, and Dallas Clark are battling for the top spot. Currently Clark, a junior, is listed as No. 1 on the depth chart. · absent in spring practice because of an injury, the coaches got a good extended look at Clark, a former walk-on from Livermore, at his new position, and they were impressed. An athletic and agile player, Clark could be a legitimate receiving threat over the middle. However, his neophyte status may render him a bit behind the eight ball in terms of intangible tightend skills. Nonetheless, Clark is picking up things on the fly. "The team wanted me to put on more weight, but I am a strong 243 [pounds]," he said. "I am learning the concept of the offense, what I am doing, what my role is. I am beginning to see the whole picture in order to become a better player." The transition from defense to offense has also given Clark a newfound appreciation for the skills necessary to satisfy the offensive line requirements of the position. "I have the utmost respect for those guys," he said in reference to his offensive-line teammates. "You'd think they are just a bunch of unathletic 300-pound guys pushing each other, but they have tremendous skills. Right now, blocking is tougher for me; I am more natural at catching." Tony Jackson, a redshirt freshman, also made an impression on the coaching staff in spring practice by getting lots of reps in Jensen's absence. With .continued improvement, he may be the tight end of the future for Iowa. If neither Clark nor Jensen steps up, it could happen as soon as this fall. Ferentz is optimistic that this temporary uncertainty at tight end will work itself out as the candidates fight for playing time. "These three players give us a solid nucleus going into the fall," he said. Solid is acceptable for now, but maybe at least one of these guys wi11 develop into a steady player, perhaps even a spectacular one. E-mail Of reporter Jeue Steinfeldt at: jessie-stelnfeldt@uiowa.edu
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